give a dig



give someone a dig

Sl. to insult someone; to say something which will irritate a person. Jane gave Bob a dig about his carelessness with money. The headmaster's daughter gets tired of people giving her digs about favoritism.
See also: dig, give

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vilenvee-LYENRussian
Vyacheslavvya-chye-SLAHF (Russian), vya-chee-SLAHF (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Smith[simiθ]
Eguzki-Basque
FrantiŠKa-Czech
Dobroslav-Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Medieval Slavic